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Louvre canceled Jeff Koons exhibition due to lack of money
21.02.2015 PARIS. The exhibition of large-scale sculptures by American artist Jeff Koons (Jeff Koons), which was supposed to open in the Louvre, is canceled. The reason is very prosaic - lack of money.
Qatar or why capitalism kills the art market?
19.02.2015 Corruption in the art world is one of the main topics of discussion - every second art show is perplexing with its commercial component.
Lost painting by Leonardo returned to Italy
14.02.2015 LUGANO. The Italian authorities returned the portrait of Isabella d’Este, attributed to the brush Leonardo da Vinci , worth 95 million euros, which was illegally exported from the country.
Former Picasso Worker Trial for Theft of Paintings
12.02.2015 GRASS. Could Picasso donate 271 his work to an electrician who worked for him for several years in a house in southeastern France? The decision will be made by a French court, which began to consider the case of Pierre Le Guennec and his wife, Daniel.
Klimt’s unknown figure found in the USA
08.02.2015 SAN FRANCISCO. The Lost Art Salon art gallery has announced the opening of a previously unknown, two-sided drawing by Gustav Klimt.
The curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York died in a train crash
04.02.2015 The art market was shocked and saddened by the news that Walter Liedtke, curator of the Dutch and Flemish painting department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, died in a train crash on the Metro-North railway line, February 3 evening.
Granddaughter of Picasso plans to sell off the inheritance of his grandfather
31.01.2015 MARSEILLES. As a child, Marina Picasso lived almost in poverty, for a small allowance, which she received from her grandfather.
British Minister of Culture Ed Wisey banned the export of paintings by Claude Lorren
29.01.2015 LONDON. Culture Minister Ed Vaizey imposed a temporary ban on the export of a 17th-century painting by Claude Lorrain. Thus, the UK is trying to use the last chance to preserve a work of art domestically.
ArtClaim - a new platform for searching for stolen paintings
26.01.2015 LONDON. The Art Recovery Group, founded by expert Chris Marinello, who is considered the world’s most famous “hunter” for stolen art, founded an online platform Artclaim , which will accumulate information about all stolen or lost art objects or objects of unknown origin and unknown identity.
Unknown Van Gogh drawing will be presented at an exhibition in Bremen
23.01.2015 BREAST. An unknown sketch of Van Gogh was discovered in an album of drawings by his friend, the French artist Emile Bernard (Emile Bernard, 1868-1941).
The FBI and the Los Angeles Police returned 9 paintings stolen 6 years ago
28.12.2014 LOS ANGELES. The agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Los Angeles police returned nine paintings worth a total of $ 24 million to the owners, including the work of the great Russian artist Marc Chagall.
Great Britain introduced a ban on the export of paintings by Jan Brueghel the Elder
25.12.2014 LONDON. Great Britain introduced a temporary ban on the export of one of the most exquisite landscapes of the Flemish artist Jan Brueghel the Elder in an attempt to preserve the picture of the XVII century inside the country.
Kandinsky Prize awarded to Pavel Pepperstein
24.12.2014 MOSCOW. Pavel Pepperstein, one of the most respected Russian artists, became the next winner of the annual Kandinsky Prize, one of the most important in the world of contemporary art.
Berne Museum of Fine Arts Unveils List of Part of Cornelius Gurlitt’s Collection
22.12.2014 BERNE. The Museum of Fine Arts in the Swiss city of Bern (Kunstmuseum Bern) published the first two lists of 290 works of art included in the collection of Cornelius Gurlitt
Chefs of the two largest auction houses resigned simultaneously
21.12.2014 NEW YORK. At the very end of November, William F. Ruprecht, long-time president and CEO of Sotheby’s, announced his resignation by mutual agreement. A few days later, on December 3, it became clear that its main competitor, the head of the auction house Christie’s, made a similar statement.